ORIGINAL: LS171Malibu
ORIGINAL: NM2K
Suppose there was going to be a contest in which the best fighter plane (full size) was going to be determined. The first two fighter planes would be the Japanese Zero and the McDonell F-4 Two (two jet engines, flew in Vietnam). The F-4 will be outfitted with its 20mm cannon pod and sight. Both will be flown by the best pilots in the world. The altitude will be 5000 feet and the max top speed will be 200 mph. Which will win?
In a way, something similar is going on here, when selecting ultra streamlined models to fly without tuned pipes and retracts retracted against models that were designed to fly slower with muffled two-strokes or four-strokes.
By the way, I'd place my money on the Zero.
Ed Cregger
I don't think that argument has any relevance when considering my original post, but it seems calculated to stir the pot. Not my intention, I don't think I could have been more clear. A Tipo should be no faster than a Curare, it is just prettier in some eyes...
Of course it was intended to stir the pot.
To my way of thinking, even the Curare should not be chosen to fly the older patterns. The Curare was among the first of the ballistic type of pattern models. It should not be permitted in this type of pattern contest. But, that's just my opinion.
SPA was for flying a Kaos against Kwik-Flis type of models, if I understand the owner's philosophy.
Ed Cregger